2005 Macanese legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 25 September 2005.
Electoral system
Twelve candidates are elected directly using the highest averages method on party lists with divisors of 1,2,4,8 etc. There are 18 party lists, the highest ever, with a total of 125 candidates, also the highest ever. 5 of the lists are related to gambling.10 candidates are elected by the functional constituencies. The seats are distributed like the directly elected seats. There is one list for each category. There are:
- 4 seats for employers
- 2 seats for labour
- 2 seats for special interests and
- 2 seats for charity, culture, education and sport
Results
Geographical constituencies
Functional constituencies (10 seats)
Nominated Members (7 seats)
;Members appointed by the Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah- Lei [Pui Lam]
- Sam Chan Io
- Tsui [Wai Kwan]
- "José" Chui Sai Peng
- Philip Xavier
- Ieong Tou Hong
- Lao [Pun Lap]